Leighton I. Davis
Born(1910-02-10)February 10, 1910
Sparta, Wisconsin
DiedMay 6, 1995(1995-05-06) (aged 85)
AllegianceUnited States of America
Service/branchUnited States Air Force
RankLieutenant general

Leighton Ira Davis (February 20, 1910 – May 6, 1995)[1] was a lieutenant general in the United States Air Force.

Biography

Davis was born Leighton Ira Davis in Sparta, Wisconsin, in 1910.[2][3] He would graduate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and later receive honorary doctorates from New Mexico State University and Brevard Engineering College. Davis died on May 6, 1995.

Davis attending a briefing with President Kennedy

Career

Davis graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1935. In 1939 he became an instructor at the United States Military Academy. Later he served as Commandant of the Air Force Institute of Technology. In 1954 he was assigned to Holloman Air Force Base before serving with the Air Research and Development Command. He would go on to support Project Mercury. Later he was assigned to Patrick Air Force Base and Andrews Air Force Base. His retirement was effective as of August 1, 1968.

Awards he received include the Distinguished Service Medal, the Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster, and the NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal.

References

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  1. ^ "Air Force Academy Cemetery Burial Search". Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  2. ^ Fogerty, Robert P. (1953). "Biographical Data on Air Force General Officers, 1917-1952, Volume 1 – A thru L" (PDF). Air Force Historical Research Agency. pp. 448–450. USAF historical studies: no. 91. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 31, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
  3. ^ "Biographies : Lieutenant General Leighton I. Davis". Af.mil. Archived from the original on 2012-07-21. Retrieved 2013-04-23.
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